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About Bathna Village

Bathna is a small village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 18 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Bathna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 18
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bathna compares

By the 2011 count Bathna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bathna

Bathna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bathna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bathna from other places

Bathna lies about 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bathna
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Bathna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bathna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathna village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Bathna village has 18 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathna has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Bathna covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bathna falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bathna is Satar Halt, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bathna.

Bathna is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathna is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 3.7 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Purnia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matkopa (5.0 km), Banaili (7.0 km) and Phul Banaili (7.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bathna today is likely to be higher.

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